NightCall

Karben4 Brewing in Madison, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

Smoked / Rauchbier Regular

Score

7.10

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

Robust all day without dictating your life, this is the porter that other dark beers hang a poster on their own bedroom wall. Malt sweetness is just present enough to enhance the dark chocolate and roasted coffee flavors without destroying the drinkability. This brew provides a subtle smoke profile that simultaneously creates new fans of dark beer and tames the beast inside the bold-beer aficionado.

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7.8

deyholla (22727) reviewed NightCall from Karben4 Brewing 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice smoke note with roasted malts and dark grains supporting. Flavor does a nice job of combining dark grains, roasted malts and a nice skokiness.

Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2016 at 13:21

7.5

Drake (22934) reviewed NightCall from Karben4 Brewing 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg at Hopcat Madison, 8/15/16. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malt, smoke, chocolate, ham. The taste is smoke, roasted malts, hints of chocolate. Medium bodied.

Tried on 23 Nov 2016 at 23:39

7.4

shrubber (15804) reviewed NightCall from Karben4 Brewing 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft (growler). Earthy coffee, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Black with small tan head. Lightly sweet dark chocolate malt and moderately bitter black coffee/hay flavor. Okay body. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 04 Oct 2016 at 19:02

7.4

Dogbrick (24210) reviewed NightCall from Karben4 Brewing 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. Dark brown color with a thin dense tan head that diminishes gradually. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of smoked malt, coffee and chocolate. Light-bodied with flavors of charred malt, dark chocolate and coffee. The finish is mildly smoky with a burnt malt aftertaste. Not sure if it is a reference to the Kavinsky song, but an above average beer overall.

Tried from Draft at Karben4 Brewing on 23 Aug 2014 at 10:16

6.5

Lubiere (24459) reviewed NightCall from Karben4 Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A deep dark porter with a thick frothy brown head. In aroma, smooth powdery chocolate with coffee grinds, In mouth, a sweet chocolate with light peated notes, a bit too sweet. On tap at Istmus Beer and Cheese Fest, Jan 19 2012.

Tried from Draft on 26 Jan 2013 at 19:23

7.2

nuplastikk (10473) reviewed NightCall from Karben4 Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Growler shared by Brian. Opaque black with a thin, oily beige head. Roasty chocolate aroma. Medium to full bodied, oily specialty malts in the mouthfeel. A solid offering, not overboard with the smoke, but it is certainly present.

Tried from Growler on 12 Jan 2013 at 22:41